Inspiration

I think a lot about my Uncle Harold when I'm running, and I think it's worth reminding you readers about him from time to time. After all, he's a big reason that I chose to be a charity runner this October in the Chicago Marathon.

Here's a photo of Uncle Harold and me on a building team trip to Puerto Rico in 2003. For four years in a row, he and I traveled with my dad and several other United Methodists (and one Presbyterian) to the city of Mayaguez and helped build a church there. Those were some of the best 'vacations' I've taken, and I'll never forget riding shotgun as Uncle Harold's co-pilot in our rental cars.